Social Spaces of Central Italy and the San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Etruscan Centralization to Medieval Marginalization: Shifts in Settlement and Mortuary Traditions at San Giuliano, Italy" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Every space humans inhabit tells a story about the cultural values, social norms, and lives of those who utilized the space. This paper focuses on the archaeological remains of a medieval fortification and presumed castle located in Barbarano Romano, Italy, atop the San Giuliano plateau. I will discusses the excavated ruins as a source of data for understanding how this castle was once a social space as well as examining the implications the space likely had on social actors who interacted because of the fortification. By integrating material evidence collected over four years of excavation, historical sources, and spatial analysis, I will draw conclusions about the space and how it reveals cultural values and social norms and stories of those who lived there.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• Etruscan Centralization to Medieval Marginalization: Shifts in Settlement and Mortuary Traditions at San Giuliano, Italy

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Abstract Id(s): 33424